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FAMILY XI. STAPH YLINID^. 



finely punctate beneath. Thorax one-half longer than wide, gradually but 

 feebly narrowed from apex to base, the dorsal rows with five or six coarse 

 punctures. Elytra scarcely wider and a little shorter than thorax, coarsely 

 and sparsely punctate, the punctures in somewhat irregular rows. Ab- 

 dominal segments finely and sparsely punctate at base, both above and be- 

 neath. Length 5.5 mm. 



Putnam County; rare. April 24. Taken by sifting. Liebeck 

 compared this with the specimens in the Horn collection and stated 

 that it was a species near temporalis Horn. That species was de- 

 scribed from Florida, has the thorax black, the elytra piceo-testace- 

 ous at sides and tip and the inner frontal groove long and deep. 



*765 (2274). Xantholinus emmesus Grav., Mon. Col. Micr., 1806, 176. 



Elongate, slender. Head black or piceous, rarely pale; thorax, elytra 

 and legs pale reddish-brown, strongly shining; abdomen usually reddish- 

 fuscous ; antenna? slightly longer than head, brownish, paler at base. Head 

 a little wider and as long as thorax, sparsely and coarsely punctate above 

 and beneath. Thorax one-third longer than wide, feebly narrowing from 

 apex to base, the dorsal rows with four or five, the rows on sides with five 

 or six, rather fine punctures. Elytra about as long and wide as thorax, 

 each with three rows of rather coarse punctures, the sutural row irregular. 

 Abdomen very finely and sparsely punctate. Length 5.5-6 mm. 



Throughout the State, frequent in the southern counties; much 

 less so northward. January 6-June 27. Occurs beneath bark and 

 logs. When disturbed they and other members of the genus roll 

 themselves into a coil and feign death. In one slender -bodied ex- 

 ample from Lake County, the head is concolorous with the re- 

 mainder of the body. 



766 (2274a). Xantholinus fuscicers Lee, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, VIII. 



1880, 173. 



Smaller and distinctly more slender than emmesus; elytra more or less 

 fuscous, both they and abdomen darker than thorax. Punctures of dorsal 

 rows usually six. Length 4.5 mm. 



Putnam arid Posey counties; scarce. April 21 -April 22. Oc- 

 curs in the Middle, Southern and Western States. 



767 (— — ). Xantholinus indiajstensis sp. nov. 



Elongate, rather robust. Head and last two segments of abdomen 

 black, shining; scutellum piceous; remainder of body pale reddish-brown. 

 Head one-half longer than wide, sides feebly curved, upper surface almost 

 smooth at middle; sides and under surface minutely and sparsely punc- 

 tate; antenna? darker than thorax, stout, slightly longer than head. Thorax 

 nearly one-half longer than wide, sides almost straight, dorsal rows with 

 six, rows on sides with five or six, minute punctures. Elytra as long as 



